Javier Valenzuela Padilla

Javier Valenzuela Padilla has over 10 years of experience advising domestic and international companies on trade and customs matters. He has extensive expertise in customs audit defense, including penalty mitigation strategies and litigation.

He regularly counsels clients on trade compliance issues, particularly those involving trade promotion programs such as IMMEX (maquiladora), PROSEC (sectorial promotion program), and VAT (value-added tax) certification.

Javier also has significant experience handling origin verification audits conducted by the Mexican government against exporters and producers.